SRGC forum member - informal poll

[Lesley Cox]

I agree too, with Tom's comment, especially when I read or listen to, with horror, the copy produced in what wshould be well produced newspapers, TV news etc. NZ's lot are appalling. I heard someone say on a TV thing a couple of nights ago that she had "advantagized myself" meaning, she'd taken advantage of something. Good God!

[David Shaw]

A further facet of Lesley's story is that by 1961 the SRGC already had a world wide membership, long before the advent of the internet.

[TC]

I agree too, with Tom's comment, especially when I read or listen to, with horror, the copy produced in what wshould be well produced newspapers, TV news etc. NZ's lot are appalling. I heard someone say on a TV thing a couple of nights ago that she had "advantagized myself" meaning, she'd taken advantage of something. Good God!

I think that this is a generation problem,  The number of university graduates I have met who cannot speak grammatical English is worrying.  For example, " we done it "  and "we have went".  These examples crop up frequently.  I remember I lost the place with someone - supposedly well educated -when they made the remark " they don't never give you anything"
I asked what then had they been given.  The reply was that they didn't give me nothing.  I then said that if they didn't give you nothing then they must have given you something.
A blank look.  It was like being caught in a revolving door so I gave up the struggle.
As for predictive text, it may as well be written in runes !  On this subject, I keep seeing the expression "lol" used in this context.  What does it mean or is it a profanity ?  A thought, will any of our contributors own up to using this form of shorthand English.

[Anthony Darby]

lol   ( edit by M: lol = laughs out loud... not, as I thought for a long time  "lotsof love" !)Seriously, though, I agree with you Tom. It is normal speech in my school for both kids and adults to say: "the bell's went"; "are yous going to the tuck shop?"; "you have two choices"; "I done my homework but I forgot it" (and I have a Ferrari at home ); "can me and Jamie go to see Mrs X?"; "can I sharpen my pencil?" (I don't know, I've never seen you try. )

Still on school. Our 4th year pupils did their prelim exams before Christmas. Some absentees are catching up now by doing them as they return. One such pupil was put into the maths/computing workbase to do his on his own. He finished by morning interval, handed his paper back and departed the scene. Later, staff came into the base for lunch. "Where are my two packets of crisps that were in this cupboard?" "What's that cooking smell?" A bit of detective work revealed that not only had the lad eaten the member of staff's crisps, but he'd gone into the fridge, found a sizzle burger, cooked it in the microwave oven and eaten that too!

[Maggi Young]

Who has been a member the longest?

Of our Forumists ... I would think that  Otto  has been an SRGC member the longest, followed by Franz

by 1961 the SRGC already had a world wide membership, long before the advent of the internet

Memberships of clubs and societies of all types (be they gardening or golf)  are falling recently... I don't just think it's a "credit crunch" effect,  though that must impact to a degree, I think that it is not the fashion in the world at the moment to be involved in such activities.... it is a boon to the likes of the SRGC, however, that the internet allows our overseas members to take part in this activity of the club and so have a greater feeling of inclusion. Thank goodness that the SRGC is able to maintain it membership numbers without excessive losses at this difficult time.
I gather from the recent publications from the AGS of their annual reports, that their membership numbers appear to be around 5500, which is not so very much more than the SRGC ( around 4400, I think). Considering that it is not so long ago that AGS publicity claimed a very much higher membership figure it seems that other Societies are faring worse. I know that money is tight around the world, but I urge you to support as many of the specialist clubs as possible for they are great repositories of knowledge and deserve our support.

With the numbers of Registered Forumists currently at around 750 (even allowing that some of those are not SRGC Members) the Forumists still comprise the largest SRGC "Group"... with a greater number of members than any of the SRGC's UK based geographical local Groups!
 Congratulations, Fellow Forumists.... we're a success!

Not sure where he asked the question, but Mark asked if "we" had any members in Estonia ....well for SRGC the answer is Yes!
 Not entirely sure about the Forum Members..... but I can tell you the SRGC  is visited by folks from 151 different countries every month... including Estonia!

[ranunculus]

He possibly expected a practical exam, Anthony?

Never avoid responsibility on an empty stomach.

LOL?  (Laugh Out Loud, Tom)   SRGC judges use it all the time.  

[Maggi Young]

LOL?  (Laugh Out Loud, Tom)   SRGC judges use it all the time.  

 As opposed to WTF... which is very rude  and more often heard from exhibitors, viewing the judges' decisions 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

 

[ranunculus]

LOL?  (Laugh Out Loud, Tom)   SRGC judges use it all the time.  

 As opposed to WTF... which is very rude  and more often heard from exhibitors, viewing the judges' decisions 

I thought it meant; 'What tremendous foliage'?   

[Maggi Young]

LOL?  (Laugh Out Loud, Tom)   SRGC judges use it all the time.  

 As opposed to WTF... which is very rude  and more often heard from exhibitors, viewing the judges' decisions 

I thought it meant; 'What tremendous foliage'?   

Which, of course, it does........ when you hear ME say it 

[Carlo]

That's exactly what it means! (good one...)

I, for one, choose not to employ such shorthand (there, now the other question was
answered...). It might help shorten some of my posts, but I just can't bring myself to do
it.

[J.B.Wyllie]

We had a lot of fun when last in Gothenburg teaching Henrik OTT , OMG, etc. Ian may be able to extend the list.

Jean

[ranunculus]

B.D.S.?


Bulb Despot's socks!

[TC]

"[i]Yous"[/i]  is a common word in Central Scotland, Ulster and Geordie land.  "You" being 2nd person singular and "yous" being 2nd person plural.  It has a logical use and maybe should be accepted as a useful word.  If you are addressing a group using "you", it could mean an individual or the group.  "Yous" defines it as everybody.  No ambiguity.
It reminds me of a time in St. Andrews when Cindy and I were in a restaurant and the waitress came up to us and politely asked "what does yous want".  The reply should have been "wes wants something to eat"

[kap-horn]

Going back  to the initial question:

I don´t know how long I watched before registering, but after doing that I needed a long time to come out of the sideline  .
But I swore, I did it on my own impulse! I read Mark appeal to come out of the dark in the christmas greeting thread later!
I´m a srgc member since 2007 because of the excellent seed exchange. Thanks Maggi, I managed to order online  

Karin
edit by M: Excellent, Karin, I'm pleased it went well!